I assume you mean Fiat bit off more than the can chew with the FCA alliance, but I think the opposite is true. They’re trying to bite off even more (I made that up) because the Chrysler portion has been supporting the company while Fiat has struggled as of late. Now they want even more help/scale/market.

Both GM and Ford were both very polite in saying “Fuck, no! We may be dumb, but we’re not stupid. The last time we took in European brands, it cost us billions to rehabilitate them up to acceptable American standard, and then we had to sell them at a loss. Plus that Sergio putz? Fuck him. “

Ok.... I can tell you that in the Large manufacturing facility that I work in, we recently in sourced work from Mexican suppliers because the cost of their poor quality caused the product to cost more, than if we just did it right the first time in house. I have also seen Mexican remanufactured goods test a first pass…

Subaru is pretty closely aligned with Toyota these days. Very small ownership stake, but a lot of cooperation on parts and such, which is really more significant overall than the Toybaru twins in that realm. I get the feeling that Toyota is going to expand its stake in Subaru, rather than let it be absorbed into…

This is absurd. No wonder they’re building plants in Mexico.

Baloney. In Germany not only are workers paid more but give more generous benefits. Yet they are successful at making things. I have no clue where this idea came from that we as Americans should be happy to sacrifice our quality if living in the name of employment came from but it's horse shit.

And that’s supposed to be a good thing? Most people want a bit more income security than that. Also, Mexico will eventually have similar overheads as workers begin to demand similar benefits.

FCA will sell out to a Chinese or Indian company. Ferrari is shielded now that they are off on their own. Part of the plan all along...

Yes, and many states have this silly law on their books.

It’s all a matter of perspective: the police officer’s.

So one is speeding, and the other is speeding when people can see me?

Thats why you come to Detroit when you want to race. Royal Oak PD be killin' vibes yo.

I’ll tack on to your article and say that just because you can spec it on the online configurator does not mean you will find it at your local dealership. I had to drive 240 miles away from home to find my CX5 in stick-shift (totally worth it). I mean honestly, how does one get a custom configured car anyway? print…

If you win and they don't pay, sell their debt to a debt collection agency. At least you'll get some money out of it and the agency can do its ugly thing that all of us hate.

Happens all the time. That's why they get sued.

I have taken lots of cases to small claims court, and I haven't lost once. I like to think it was because I was right, but I was also very prepared every time.
I purchased a car on ebay that was being sold by a "charity" that ran a horse rescue. The car had been donated to the charity by the estate of a deceased owner.…

The fine print on TV judge shows is often interesting. As nearly as I can tell, they tend to be a form of... I guess you could call it nonbinding arbitration. My impression is that the proceedings have no status as actual courts despite being usually presided over by a former judge of some sort, and that if the…

Watch a few episodes of The People's Court and Judge Judy. I'm not kidding. You can learn a lot about the process from the shows. I shot and edited a show on Pro Se court, that's what they call small claims and it was fascinating. We shot in a Chicago court room and there were all sorts of interesting cases. I'd say…

Option B: Judge Judy